Monday, November 4, 2013

Social Media Monday—Get Your Social Media Pages Ready for the Holidays

by Edie Melson

I know November is just starting, but Thanksgiving will be
here before you know it, with Christmas right on its heels. Now is the time to get
your social media pages are ready for the holidays.

The first thing you want to look at your cover photo on the
different platforms. Consider ways you could enhance it to give it a warm,
holiday feel. You’ll probably want to change it twice, once for fall and again
for Christmas.

The best way to create a cover photo is to use PicMonkey.
It’s an online photo editing site and even includes templates for sites like
Facebook. Here’s a post I wrote about Working with Images.

Beyond changing the look of your platforms by changing your
images, you’ll need to plan ahead for social media updates. Below is the header I created for my Steampunk Fables Facebook Page. (and yes, I'm working on new holiday headers for all my pages)

Header I created using PicMonkey.

Let’s face it, the holidays are fun, but they’re also
hectic. By planning out some holiday updates in advance can save your sanity
and keep the momentum going. Here are some ideas for fun social media updates:

6 comments:

Oh, no. I didn't think I had to change everything for the holidays! I might not get to that, but I really like your list of holiday post ideas. I would add, "How do you relax during the holiday season?" Thanks Edie!

Julia, this wasn't a post to add something else to your to-do list! It's a fun way to change things up, but not a requirement, promise! As always, take away what makes your life easier…not harder! Thanks for stopping by, Blessings, E